I thought they would get in, but I told them this is based on time and the best times will be up at states. I think this way is the most fair.

That's what you want to do. You want to start peaking this time of year. He certainly is.

The one quality I will always remember about Eric was his fierce competitiveness ... he was not afraid to race anyone, at any stroke, at any distance. I encourage all of our competitors to go out and race with this quality in mind.

We will have a cyber-equivalent of Pearl Harbor at some time, and we do not want to wait for that wake-up call.

I think overall, we did pretty well. This was a rather young team and they overcame quite a few obstacles during the season. It is always good to finish up with a finals swim at states.

I've been around for a long time and never seen that kind of leadership and determination. Chris will always stand out in my mind as a true leader.